Re: Something of a scenario idea

[Janne Kemppi <jkemppi@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> > As far as armed rescue is concerned, I do not believe that
> > BlackEagle has any skills or personnel capable of making such
> > a move when it is compared to professional organizations.
> > BE is strictly amateur hour and any BE 'operative' would
> > probably know it and bow out as soon as one does see real
> > soldiers around.
> 
> Without meaning to be too much of a realist, during the Iran Hostage Crisis
> both the United States Government and H. Ross Perot (an American oil
> executive) made hostage-rescue attempts.  The US Government used Delta
> Force.  H. Ross Perot used mercenaries, mostly with Special Forces
> backgrounds.
> 
> The USG had their helicopters crash and burn at Desert One.  Multiple
> American casualties.  They never even got to Tehran.
> 
> H. Ross Perot's mercs stole helicopters from the Turkish military when their
> own transportation failed.  Rescued all of Perot's employees from Iran.  No
> casualties on either side.
> 
	Yes. I know of this case. Perot's group had a lot of luck riding
	there too (unlike Delta that got hampered by highly political
	decision making machinery).

> ... Put simply, the idea that private mercenaries are incapable of demanding
> military tasks is a load of bollocks.  While most people who read Soldier of
> Fortune and consider themselves mercenaries are incapable of any military
> activity more demanding than an overnight camping trip, there are some
> people in the private sector who are extremely good at what they do.

	Without doubt there are demanding (whatever that is) military
	tasks that can be done in private sector, however, I do not see 
	BE capable of doing armed hostage rescue on consistent basis. 

 	Training necessary for armed hostage rescue (that is considered
	most difficult task) is extremely expensive. Keeping up the skills 
	up par to level on military is equally expensive and continuous.
	You need even more training to keep entire group working on par
	with the level necessary to get job done. 

	The individuals on private sector learn their trade in army and
	have experience to carry out things but loss of training will
	hurt them and eventually narrow down their skills. And chances
	and ability to carry out training are also weaker in private 
	sector too. Again there are probably exceptions but consistently
	no. And private companies need to be able to work consistently
	in order to be able to market and sell their trade.